What are some strong questions to ask a teacher?
Lessons and Professionalism
- Are my lessons is going well? What’s working?
- What about my lessons could I improve?
- Is my professionalism a strength?
- What about my professionalism could I work on?
- Could you videotape my lesson on ___ next week so I can watch it and see how I can improve?
What is the best challenge for a teacher?
The greatest of the challenges faced by a teacher are:
- Knowing their students well.
- Understanding the different learning abilities and capacities of the students.
- Motivating and encouraging them when the students underperform and have to deal with parental and peer pressure.
How can a teacher be reflective?
Reflective teaching involves examining one’s underlying beliefs about teaching and learning and one’s alignment with actual classroom practice before, during and after a course is taught. When teaching reflectively, instructors think critically about their teaching and look for evidence of effective teaching.
What problems to teachers face?
Teacher Challenges Due to COVID
- Following COVID-19 Safety Protocols.
- Maintaining Some Degree of Remote Learning.
- Prioritizing Social and Emotional Learning.
- Re-establishing Classroom Routines.
- Addressing Interrupted Learning.
What are the factors of a reflective and effective teacher?
How To Be A More Reflective Teacher
- Record yourself teaching.
- Share that video with your PLN.
- Invite colleagues to observe your class.
- Ask the students for feedback.
- Ask yourself daily, “How did it go and how do you know?”
- Keep a minimalist blog or journal.
- Be honest with–but not critical of–yourself.
What strategies would you use as a teacher to support students to reflect on their thinking?
10 ways to encourage student reflection…
- Focus on process, as much as on content. Guy Claxton calls this ‘split screen teaching.
- Focus on learning, not on teaching.
- Always know why.
- Invite students in.
- Allow time.
- Ask the right questions.
- Write it down.
- Use thinking routines.
Do you ask yourself revealing teacher reflection questions?
A teacher’s work is never done – there is always more to do. And never enough time to do it all. That’s why taking the time to ask yourself revealing teacher reflection questions is often overlooked. But putting aside a little time to reflect on past school years so that you can adjust and make changes in the future can be a lifesaver.
Is it time to reflect on your teaching practice?
As the school year comes to a close, it’s time to pause and reflect on your teaching practice. One of the best parts about teaching, for most teachers, is that each year you get to start over with a new group of students, with new challenges, and with those comes new opportunities to make a difference.
What are reflection prompts for teachers?
Reflection prompts are usually for students so reflection prompts for teachers aren’t something you see every day. The big idea is simple enough: Reflection leads to growth–well, accurate, well-framed, and intentional reflection can lead to growth. Thus these prompts.
How many end of the year reflection questions do you have?
Last week, I posted 20 End of the Year Reflection Questions for Students. This week, the focus is on teachers. Here are 20 questions to ask yourself about your school year.